I know that I know nothing.

When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.

But already it is time to depart, for me to die, for you to go on living; which of us takes the better course, is concealed from anyone except God.

The fewer our wants the more we resemble the Gods.

Whatever authority I may have rests solely on knowing how little I know.

Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.